Universal Studios Japan Building New Roller Coaster

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Is this going to be a B&M or Intamin? Any more details?

> Is this going to be a B&M or Intamin? Any more details?

Sounds like a B&M to me, probably a looper too, or that was the impression I got.

Tim.

I'm not so sure yet on this being a B&M. It says four trains with 36 passengers each. The only B&M's with 36-passenger trains are their speedcoasters. And what B&M coaster (other than Dueling Dragons combined) has four trains?

> I'm not so sure yet on this being a B&M. It says four
> trains with 36 passengers each. The only B&M's with
> 36-passenger trains are their speedcoasters.

There also has never been an intamin looper with 36 passengers. That doesn't mean it can't happen. And an intamin or B&M hyper with a 50 degree angle of descent is unheard of. So why couldn't B&M come up with a looper that has a train with 36 passengers. It is more likely a 36 passenger looping B&M than a 144ft speedcoaster with a 50 degree drop. With $50,000,000 dollars in the mix, this park can develop a longer train.

And to answer the question: >And what B&M
> coaster (other than Dueling Dragons combined) has four
> trains?

Sheikra, Oblivion, and Diving Machine G5 all have over four trains. If this park feels that their coaster is going to need a high capacity, a four train B&M floorless or inverted can be developed. Just have a midcourse block brake, and two trains waiting outside the station, and it could easily work. Just because it has never happened, doesn't mean it can't happen.

> So why couldn't B&M come up with a looper that
> has a train with 36 passengers.

Its not so much that B&M can't do it but they haven't yet. And right now I'm not buying a 36-passenger Inverted, Sit-down or Floorless B&M until there is an official press release stating so.

> With $50,000,000 dollars in the mix, this park
> can develop a longer train.

WIth the way Universal does things most of that money is going into the overall theming of the ride.

> Sheikra, Oblivion, and Diving Machine G5 all have over four
> trains.

Yes and all these Dive Machines have 36-passenger seats right?